Mr. Abdulaziz bin Abdulrahman Al-Helaissi is the Group Chief Executive Officer and a Board Member of Gulf International Bank B.S.C., Chief Executive Officer and Board Member of Gulf International Bank – Saudi Arabia, Board Member of GIB Capital, and Chairman of Gulf International Bank (UK) Limited – UK.
Prior to joining GIB in February 2016, Mr. Al-Helaissi was the Deputy Governor for Supervision at the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA), having started there in May 2013. At SAMA, his responsibilities included the oversight of the Banking and Insurance sectors as well as finance company regulations (mortgage, leasing, and other nonbank finance institutions). He was additionally responsible for consumer protection.
Prior to SAMA, Mr. Al-Helaissi was Senior Country Officer and Managing Director, Saudi Arabia for JP Morgan Chase as well as Head of Global Corporate Banking for the Middle East and North Africa. Earlier in his career, he was Saudi British Bank’s (affiliate of HSBC), Central Province Area General Manager, covering all key lines of business, including corporate and consumer banking. He has also served on a number of boards, including the Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul). He currently serves as a Board Member of the King Fahd Causeway Authority and a Member of the Emerging Markets Advisory Council of Institute of International Finance, Inc.
Mr. Al-Helaissi holds a BA in Economics from the University of Texas in Austin, USA and has 32 years of banking and regulatory experience primarily in Saudi Arabia.